extinction of humans. many top experts have signed a statement warning of the risks of artificial intelligence, and this is what that wording says. the g7 groups, eu, us can have all been holding meetings trying to work out how to tackle the challenges. i had been speaking to stephanie, a technology ethics researcher about the current risks posed by ai. we are the current risks posed by ai. , are talking but what they re doing to stop these risks from manifesting. so they are still building this technology. they are not saying they are going to stop building it, they are building it. they are still seeking investment, and this investment is in the tune of multiple billions of dollars. so that s not really a mitigation strategy, is at? without wishing to disrespect people on the list who are serious people and i ve listened to, there are a lot of people who are not on that list were also very serious thinkers into our warning a very different risks, not the sort of science fic
allies might be inclined tojoin forces. others not so sure certainly there was one notable country staying away, peru, but other than that, i think it is quite a lot of weight behind the idea of regional integration in south america. fine integration in south america. one would question integration in south america. one would question if integration in south america. one would question if they manage to present a united front and cooperate on some of those key issues. they are a black to be bargained with, they are a powerful group of nations. . . , . nations. right. yeah, that is a good oint, and nations. right. yeah, that is a good point. and not nations. right. yeah, that is a good point, and notjust nations. right. yeah, that is a good point, and notjust in nations. right. yeah, that is a good point, and notjust in bilateral- point, and notjust in bilateral relations or multilateral relations with washington, but international too. if you are sitting down and one of your
best attempt to control it, it is not always that controllable. so i think in one sense, perhaps we know more than we would have done many years ago, despite china s attempts to crackdown. spoiler alert about the podcast, people will have to tune in to find out. you can be absolutely certain that there is a genuine scientific debate about this question because not only is it one of the most controversial questions of the most controversial questions of our time, it is undoubtedly also one of the most important part of the reasons people havejust mentioned. we need to know where this one came from to prepare us to make sure we can do everything we can to stop the next one. fascinating to talk to you. thank you for running through all of that. mentioning his new podcast, it is called fever, the hunt for covid s origins. the podcast starts today. you can listen on bbc radio it and
think that the ukrainians would risk their alliance by directly echoing to russia. but again, we don t have all the facts. taste to russia. but again, we don t have all the facts- all the facts. we don t, that s a really important all the facts. we don t, that s a really important point. - all the facts. we don t, that s a really important point. if - all the facts. we don t, that s a really important point. if you i all the facts. we don t, that s a i really important point. if you look at what where some of the targets of these drone attacks, they are on important homes of russian business leaders, political leaders, cultural leaders, political leaders, cultural leaders and some suggestions that thatis leaders and some suggestions that that is a way of bringing the war home to them, that they may have felt a little insulated from this previously. i felt a little insulated from this previously- felt a little insulated from this reviousl . . , , ,, previously. i absolutely think so
been very involved in artificial intelligence from the beginning. and if they are sounding the sirens of warning, then i think we do have to look and take it seriously. that warning, then i think we do have to look and take it seriously. look and take it seriously. that is the challenge. look and take it seriously. that is the challenge, isn t look and take it seriously. that is the challenge, isn t it? look and take it seriously. that is the challenge, isn t it? because i the challenge, isn t it? because that list of people warning against this is a who s who of people in the ai industry. some very big names. and i hope you can hear that quickly showed a little bit earlier from stephanie who said the people who are the very people who are still building it and are the very people who are still building itand making are the very people who are still building it and making money from it and getting research and funding for it. so if they are that worried, they should just stop, s